A Louisiana state task force is recommending that lawmakers avoid tying school funding to student attendance, arguing that doing so could inadvertently punish schools that need resources the most. The ...

Armed police handcuffed and searched a student at a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, this week after an AI-driven security system flagged the teen’s empty bag of chips as a possible firearm.

Health and safety, along with school attendance, were topics presented to Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Board of School Trustees at its regular meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 23). The ...

LSU will be using student attendance from the first three weeks of the semester to affirm their eligibility for financial aid. Students are required to have attended or participated in each of their ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Keeping classrooms full is the focus for the Joplin School District this month. September is Attendance Awareness Month. For the Joplin Eagles, school officials are pointing out that ...

Tackling chronic absenteeism Student attendance data released Thursday came with a one-year lag, but Crosson said it still was useful because 2023-24 was the first year in which universal school meals ...

Just days before the start of the fall semester, Newark public school officials announced that attendance in the 2024-25 school year was up and chronic absenteeism down for all grades. Districtwide, ...

Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools utilizes various digital tools and platforms like PowerSchool, BrightSpace, and Amira for student learning and parent communication. PowerSchool, the district's ...

The occupation of Butler Library in May represented an effort by a pro-Palestinian student protest group to regain momentum on campus. By Sharon Otterman Columbia University has expelled and suspended ...

Prior research shows attendance is one of the best predictors of class grades and student outcomes, creating a strong argument for faculty to incentivize or require attendance. Attaching grades to ...